Claims extracted
15
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
20%
3 of 15 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Publisher signals
66/100
CBS News's corrections and
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Outlets on this story
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Crime & Law
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A woman told the House Ethics Committee that Rep. Jimmy Gomez sexually assaulted her, according to her attorneys, a claim that comes as the panel investigates sexual misconduct allegations against the California Democrat.
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panel → tell → Democrat
Monday that it's looking into allegations against Gomez, including that he engaged "in inappropriate sexual contact with a House staffer.
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he → Monday → staffer
"Gomez acknowledged in a statement Monday that he "made personal mistakes outside my marriage" and that his "actions were consensual in nature."
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actions → acknowledge → nature
The attorneys for the unnamed woman pushed back on the assertion that Gomez's actions were consensual.
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actions → push → assertion
"We represent one of the women who was interviewed by the House Committee on Ethics about her experience of sexual harassment and assault by Representative Jimmy Gomez.
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who → represent → Gomez
We fully expect that the House Committee on Ethics will come to the same conclusion in its investigation," said her attorneys, Lisa J. Banks and Sarah E. Nesbitt.
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attorneys → expect → investigation
CBS News has reached out to Gomez's office for comment on the allegations.
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News → reach → allegations
Banks and Nesbitt did not identify their client, and CBS News has not verified her claims.
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News → identify → claims
In his statement earlier this week, Gomez said he was "ready to cooperate with the Ethics Committee inquiry and provide it with whatever information it might need."
"Out of respect for my family and the ongoing process, I will have no further comment," he added.
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he → say → comment
House Democratic leaders called the allegations "serious and disturbing."
"We encourage the Committee to conduct a thorough and swift investigation," House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Minority Whip Katherine Clark and Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar said in a statement Wednesday.
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Jeffries → call → statement
The leaders of the Democratic Women's Caucus also urged the Ethics Committee to move quickly and release the status of its investigation before the 60-day blackout period ahead of Election Day.
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leaders → urge → Day
The group said the allegations, if substantiated, must be met with "clear and meaningful consequences."
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allegations → say → consequences
In announcing the probe on Monday, the Ethics Committee said that "[n]o other public comment will be made on this matter except in accordance with Committee rules."
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comment → announce → rules
The investigation comes as the House is poised to consider legislation to overhaul the chamber's ethics rules.
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House → come → rules
The proposal would, among other things, ban lawmakers from having sexual relationships with any congressional staffers, not just those under their direct supervision.
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proposal → ban → supervision
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